When it mattered, he did what he needed to do. It's good preparation to be challenged & come through. Falla played some intelligent tennis to take the momentum in the second set & to fight in the 3rd set. A very good match from him.

I'll check the rest of the tennis - Murray / Wawrinka is the one I've wanted to see today.

Hello ORACLE! Glad you're less frazzled now that Federer has won. Benneteau was excellent in their match at Wimbledon, wasn't he! The obvious concern is that he would have won in a 3 set format, and both he & federer will be keenly aware of this.I expect him to be confident & Federer will need to be better focused than he was today.

Anyway, for today, I hope Murray can take this match against Wawrinka.

Hello ORACLE! Glad you're less frazzled now that Federer has won. Benneteau was excellent in their match at Wimbledon, wasn't he! The obvious concern is that he would have won in a 3 set format, and both he & federer will be keenly aware of this.I expect him to be confident & Federer will need to be better focused than he was today.

Anyway, for today, I hope Murray can take this match against Wawrinka.

Both Falla and Bennetau were 2 sets up against Federer at Wimbledon, in 2010 R1 and 2012 R3. So yeah, the next match will also be a nailbiter.

I like Murray a lot, but I hope Wawrinka can edge that one. Still think Murray will win it eventually though.